The Striped Bass Technical Committee (TC) and Stock Assessment Subcommittee (SAS) met via webinar on March 20, March 25, and March 28, 2025 to discuss the Draft Addendum III Projections and 2026 Reduction, Draft Addendum III Size and Season Closure Analysis, Maryland Recreational Season Baseline Methods, Terms of Reference for the 2027 Benchmark Stock Assessment, and the Massachusetts Conservation Equivalency Proposal for the Commercial Fishery
Technical Committee Reports and Summaries
Detailed analyses and recommendations from technical committees, including working groups, sub-committees, plan development teams, and plan review teams, on specific scientific and management issues related to fisheries.
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At its August 2024 meeting, the Atlantic Menhaden Management Board (Board) agreed to form a Work Group of Board members to “consider and evaluate options for further precautionary management of Chesapeake Bay menhaden fisheries, including time and area closures to be protective of piscivorous birds and fish during critical points of their life cycle.” This charge asserts there is an inadequate supply of menhaden to support overall predatory demand in the Bay. However, the Work Group addressed this charge without determining if there is or is not an adequate supply of menhaden to support predatory demand in the Bay. Instead,…
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The Board tasked the ARM Subcommittee with reviewing the reward and utility functions of the ARM Framework and discussing what input from stakeholder groups would be needed to provide direction on changes. The ARM Subcommittee met three times in early 2025 to address this task and develop recommendations for next steps to address the workshop recommendation.
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The Commission’s Tautog Technical Committee (TC) and Stock Assessment Subcommittee (SAS) met via conference call on Wednesday, March 18th to discuss changes or issues with 2021-2023 assessment data, review the state-by-state ageing structures and updates since the last assessment, and review the results from the NY study on potential alternative commercial tags.
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Recommendation on Stock Assessment Schedule
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